Prized Science: Episode 2 Green Gasoline
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Green chemistry is the driving force behind many eco-friendly products and could play an important role in fostering sustainability; Three scientists, Vincent D’Amico, Emiel van Broekhoven, and Juha Jakkula invented an environmentally friendly process for making a key ingredient in the production of green gasoline; The American Chemical Society selected those three scientists as the 2010 winners of its Award for Affordable Green Chemistry
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